title: A short history of Kandang Kerbau Hospital and the maternity services of Singapore.
abstract: This article traces the history of Kandang Kerbau Hospital ("the hospital beside the Bukit Timah Canal") and the maternity and infant welfare services of Singapore from 1858 to the present. This includes the development of teaching of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to medical undergraduates and postgraduates, and the training and registration of midwives, and the resulting saving of maternal and infant lives. Why was Kandang Kerbau Hospital converted into a Maternity Hospital in 1924?
authors.affiliation: Toa Payoh Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000266:history*; D012846:Singapore